Welcome Baby Meredith!!!

Welcome Baby Meredith Grace! My sister Shanda and her husband Matt had their baby on 8/16/07. She was 8 lbs, 4 oz, and 20 in long. She is absolutely adorable and is such a sweet baby! I have added a new photo page with some of her recent pictures. I'll be able to get lots of practice holding Meredith and changing diapers before Baby B comes…I wish he was here now though, I can't wait to hold him!
Me and Baby B are still doing good! Still no name…Shanda has been calling him Mr. B and lately we just call him B, I think he kind of likes it, but I guess we'll have to come up with a real name! : ) His room is coming right along though- we hung his curtains last night and now we are just waiting on the rest of his furniture to arrive. I added a couple more pictures of his room to the nursery photo page. We also found out last week that we had won a Boppy pillow from Babies R Us at their recent Baby Fair…we haven't had any showers yet, so we were so excited to go pick it up on Saturday! : ) The last couple days I've been having headaches, but I'm so thankful I don't have one today…I needed a break! Recent cravings- Orange Tangerine Juicy Juice (I can't get enough of it!), nectarines & watermelon, Outback pizza from Nick N Willie's Take & Bake Pizza, #2 Cheeseburger Meal from McDonalds (not so good for me, but tastes so yummy!), and I almost forgot- hot chocolate (yes, even in 100+ degree weather). B got hiccups twice yesterday…I think he has had them before, but I didn't know for sure until yesterday. It happened both times after I ate Chewy Sprees, not sure if they were the cause, or if it was just a coincidence. : ) We will be starting our Childbirth Education classes soon…we actually had one scheduled the night Meredith was born, so it had to be rescheduled. Our next Dr. Appt is on August 31st and the second 3D/4D ultrasound is scheduled for September 15th…I can't wait to see his sweet face again!

Update #4

Sunday morning I had two donuts before church and after I got there I started feeling awful- I was so weak and I was really worried that my blood sugar was high. Shanda checked my blood about an hour and a half after the donuts and everything was fine. Up until that point I hadn't been nervous about the glucose test results, but I was really concerned all afternoon since I felt so bad. Last night we checked the doctor's website and my glucose test results had been posted- we were so glad that everything was normal!!!! I still don't think I'll have anymore donuts for a while though. Yesterday I was craving Potato Salad from Shane's Rib Shack so bad- we had it for lunch and then we had to drive back up there last night and get a pint to go because I wanted it again for dinner! I still crave milk and pickles all the time too! This afternoon I had hot chocolate and doritos...that is probably one of my strangest combinations, but it was so good! : )
The baby furniture was actually delivered on Friday night- I thought it was coming on Saturday, but Matt had called and arranged for it to be brought on Friday, to surprise me (he is so sweet)! : ) The dresser and armoire were messed up, so they will have to be re-ordered (hopefully they will be here in a couple weeks), but the chair, ottoman, and bed were delivered! We love the furniture...it looks better than I had imagined it would! We washed all of baby's bedding and set up his bed...it is adorable! I uploaded a few pictures on the nursery section of the website. We can't wait till baby is here...we are so excited, just the thought of our precious baby brings tears to my eyes!
I've been feeling baby moving for several weeks now, but his kicks are getting stronger. He typically moves before and after I eat and at night when we read in my pregnancy books and I write in my journal. He's especially active when we talk to him at night!
Our first 3D/4D ultrasound is on Saturday...we can't wait to see him!!! I'll post pictures and give you all an update afterwards!
Still no name for baby yet...hopefully soon! : )

Glucose Test

I had another doctor's appointment today- everything went great! My measurements are right where they should be and baby's heartbeat was good! I also took my glucose test to see if I have gestational diabetes. The glucola just tasted like flat orange soda and I didn't have any trouble getting it down in 5 minutes. Later while we were waiting to have my blood drawn, I got really weak and was worried I was going to pass out...luckily Matt was there to take care of me! He was so sweet to massage my back and try to make me feel better! My doctor said as long as I didn't hear back from them then I won't have to come back for a second test, so now we're just waiting.
B.F. Myers called yesterday and all the furniture is in...we are so excited!!! They are delivering it Saturday morning, so unless Shanda has Meredith this weekend we will be able to work on setting up his room! We'll post more pictures as soon as we are able to!
I'm still feeling really good...I've been having more backaches lately, and I can't move as quick as I normally could, but most days I feel as good as I did before getting pregnant! : )